Radiation shielding
Density and atomic number make lead the standard absorber, as sheet and brick.
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Lead ingot
Refined pure lead ingot available in four purity grades.
- Grade / purity
- Pb 99.97–99.994%
- Standard
- Refined lead grades
- Form
- Ingots
Applications
Lead-acid batteries
Grids, plates and terminals, by far the largest single use of refined lead.
Cable sheathing
Extruded as a seamless, moisture-proof sheath on submarine and oil-filled cable.
Ammunition
Cast and swaged into shot and cores, where density does the work.
Solder products
Tin-lead solders, still specified in work that is exempt from lead-free rules.
Specification
| Material / symbol | Lead (Pb) |
|---|---|
| Type | Ingots |
| Melting point | 327.5 °C |
| Colour | Silver white |
| Density | 11.34 g/cm³ |
| Element | Pb ≥ 99.994 | Pb ≥ 99.99 | Pb ≥ 99.985 | Pb ≥ 99.97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag ≤ | 0.0008 | 0.0015 | 0.0025 | 0.005 |
| Cu ≤ | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Bi ≤ | 0.004 | 0.01 | 0.015 | 0.03 |
| As ≤ | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.001 |
| Sb ≤ | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.001 |
| Sn ≤ | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.001 |
| Zn ≤ | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0005 |
| Fe ≤ | 0.0005 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Cd ≤ | — | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.001 |
| Ni ≤ | — | 0.0002 | 0.0005 | 0.001 |
| Total impurities ≤ | 0.006 | 0.01 | 0.015 | 0.03 |
